Parliamentary questions

89. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the dates on which a section of the airfield at Shannon Airport formerly known as ‘Taxiway 11’ opened and when it closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22492/25]

90. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the delivery date for the 90 new DART carriages; their expected delivery date; their expected commissioning date; the lines they are due to be allocated on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22513/25]

91. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport for an update and timeframe for the opening of the new Woodbrook DART station in Shankill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22525/25]

92. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017; if so, to provide the compiled data or summary tables for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024 to date; if not…

93. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport to confirm which public bodies under the aegis of his Department are required to submit quarterly prompt payment reports in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017, regarding the 15-Day Prompt Payment Commitment; to provide a comprehensive list of those bodies; and to specify which of …

94. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No 29 of 26 March 2025, the reason no inspections took place in that period under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Orders 1973 and 1989 in that period; if any such inspections have been undertaken since 26 March 2025 to-date in 2025; his plans t…

95. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport when the identified park and ride sites for Galway City will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22756/25]

96. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No 290 of 8 April 2025, the current waiting time for driving tests in Ireland; the length of time people can expect to wait to be offered a test; the steps being taken to address the backlog; the systems in place to ensure that the 10-week waiting time target is achieved; and if he will make a statemen…

97. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has investigated the costs associated with bringing all private bus routes back into operation by publicly owned agencies such as Bus Éireann or Dublin Bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22795/25]

98. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the means by which he intends to ensure pedestrian safety for access to the Mount Vernon footbridge and Tramore Valley park, from the Grange side, in Cork. [22849/25]

181. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review procedures (details supplied) regarding driving licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21752/25]

182. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers employed in each test centre in the country for each of the past three years; and the number of vacancies currently. [21823/25]

183. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the number of additional hours overtime driver testing inspectors have availed of and were paid for in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21824/25]

184. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the list of the steps taken by his Department, and the RSA in each of the past three years to address the increasing driver testing waiting list. [21825/25]

185. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Iompair cé na céimeanna atá glactha aige chun tabhairt faoin easpa cigirí le Gaeilge chun ligean do Ghaeilgeoirí a dtástálacha tiomána a dhéanamh trí Ghaeilge. [21826/25]

186. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the reason the waiting list for driving test in the Tallaght test centre is now 11 months long and growing; the specific problems causing this centre to be so bad; and when they will be addressed. [21827/25]

187. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport when more driver test centres will be opened, even temporarily, to address the waiting list in Dublin. [21828/25]

188. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to provide additional venues to allow applicants to take driver theory tests in Dublin; and if he has considered using facilities such as libraries or councils office to make them more convenient. [21829/25]

189. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport his plans to ensure that Ireland’s entire public transport fleet is accessible to people with disabilities and in particular, wheelchair users given that Ireland ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2018; the timeline for the completion of that process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21848/25]

190. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will obligate statutory transport bodies to do an audit of disabled access throughout the country regarding public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20770/25]

191. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No.130 of 10 April 2025, the number of the additional permanent positions for driver testers sanctioned by his Department have been allocated to Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21868/25]

192. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if Galway County Council has made an application to Transport Infrastructure Ireland for funding for the construction of the Claregalway traffic calming and Pavement Restoration Scheme, if the application has been considered by TII; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21942/25]

193. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if the delay in establishing Oireachtas committees has had any impact on the approval of funding for new Local Link bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21953/25]

194. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if his Department if aware of an application for funding approval for a Local Link bus service between Portlaw and Dungarvan in County Waterford, and the status of this application. [21954/25]

195. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority regarding the outsourcing of bus services to private operators where there is capacity for Bus Éireann to provide the service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21961/25]